Aberrant Sarco
To tame the Aberrant Sarco, you need to knock it unconscious first. Tranq Arrows, Tranq Darts, and Shocking Tranq Darts all work. Torpor bleeds at 0.1/s, requiring regular sedative application to prevent a premature wakeup.
| Food | Food Quantity (Current/Max) | Taming Time | Effectiveness |
|---|---|---|---|
Regular Kibble | 21:19 | 74 Lvl (224) 99.61% | |
Raw Prime Fish Meat | 15:00 | 73 Lvl (223) 97.56% | |
Raw Mutton | 30:00 | 73 Lvl (223) 97.56% | |
Raw Prime Meat | 35:00 | 72 Lvl (222) 96.47% | |
Cooked Lamb Chop | 52:27 | 69 Lvl (219) 92.48% | |
Cooked Prime Fish Meat | 29:33 | 68 Lvl (218) 91.24% | |
Cooked Prime Meat | 1:09:56 | 65 Lvl (215) 87.22% | |
Raw Fish Meat | 42:30 | 61 Lvl (211) 82.39% | |
Raw Meat | 1:45:00 | 56 Lvl (206) 75.17% | |
Cooked Fish Meat | 41:15 | 41 Lvl (191) 54.77% | |
Cooked Meat | 1:43:45 | 32 Lvl (182) 43.29% |
Use the calculator results to plan your tame - they show the exact time, food quantity, and bonus levels for the Aberrant Sarco based on your settings.
Below are the narcotic requirements for keeping the Aberrant Sarco sedated throughout taming. Narcotics provide 40 Torpor each and are the standard choice. Bio Toxin offers 80 Torpor but is harder to farm. Narcoberries at 7.5 each are a last resort. The Aberrant Sarco bleeds 0.1 Torpor/s, so keep a close eye on the bar and sedate early.
Track the taming process with the timers below - they monitor both Torpor and starvation progress. The torpor timer alerts you when narcotics are needed. The starve timer tracks Food depletion for starve-taming, where you let the food bar drop before placing all food at once.
Estimated time until optimal feeding point: 21m 19s
Food to consume through starvation: 426
Target food level: 4824
Found throughout the ARKs, the Aberrant Sarco is a tamable, carnivore creature in ARK: Survival Ascended. Classified under the Variant group.
Stamina sits at 450 base, providing respectable staying power. With 106% base Melee Damage, the Aberrant Sarco has respectable melee power. Health-wise, the Aberrant Sarco sits at 384 base, making it moderately tough. Weight capacity starts at 300, giving it good carrying capacity.
You'll need to knock the Aberrant Sarco unconscious before taming it. Tranquilizers are the standard approach. Regular Kibble is the most effective food for taming, offering the highest affinity per feeding.
As a tame, the Aberrant Sarco earns its keep through resource gathering, making tedious farming runs much faster. It reproduces by laying eggs, which must be incubated between 30°C and 34°C. Defeating one in the wild grants 5 base XP. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.22 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.
Below is a breakdown of knockout weapon requirements for the Aberrant Sarco across various creature levels. Always pace your shots. Torpor takes time to apply, and over-shooting can be lethal.
To simplify the knockout, immobilize the Aberrant Sarco first with Chain Bola or Bear Trap. Alternatively, use a Karkinos to airlift it into a pre-built trap.